In message <023F9377EB5B4E3FA914AAA057E9103F@CharlieCompaq>, Charlie
<mi6@???> writes
>I have the hotel's IP address, so I can authenticate based on that.
I think you probably need to post the details of this mechanism, so that
the experts can see if you are doing it correctly
>The problem is that authentication based solely on IP address is not good
>enough, because within a few days, the mail server is 'discovered' by
>Chinese spammers. We've also tried the same thing with an entirely different
>hotel (and the different IP address). This was also discovered as being a
>mail server that authenticates solely by IP address, and was quickly spammed
>by the Chinese spammers (using a forged IP address).
Either the hotel's machines are insecure and are being used as proxies
(which is a security issue that they can fix), or you are mistaken
It will not be possible to forge an IP address and make a TCP connection
to your machine (assuming your OS dates from 1990 or later)
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richard Richard Clayton
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary
Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Benjamin Franklin 11 Nov 1755
